Satya Nadella says he spends his weekends studying startups as Microsoft's size has become a 'massive disadvantage'

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, California, on April 29, 2025.
Satya Nadella says he studies startups to relearn the speed and agility Microsoft lost as it grew.

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I struggled to find a job after working at Microsoft, Meta, and Apple — until I embraced AI and looked beyond Big Tech

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Lee Givens, Jr.
Lee Givens, Jr.

Lee Givens, Jr.

2025 sparked a legal tech funding frenzy. Here were some of the notable deals.

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Founders of Legora; Casium; Eudia
Founders of Legora; Casium; Eudia

Legora; Casium; Eudia

Legal tech has had a breakout year for VC funding, which reached $3.2 billion in 2025. As the sector attracts investment, questions remain about a bubble and real revenue gains. Meanwhile, law firms are exploring ways to utilize AI to deliver better and faster service.

The secret to avoiding 'AI slop' — let workers 'job craft' their own roles around AI tools, researchers say

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Employees work on the assembly line of industrial robots at a CRP Robotics workshop in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on October 10, 2025.
A new Multiverse study finds the cure for "AI slop" is giving workers the power to redesign their jobs around AI.

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Google Pixel's marketing VP was once a lifelong iPhone user. Here's how she converted.

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Adrienne Lofton, Google marketing vice president, during I/O 2025
Adrienne Lofton, Google marketing vice president, during I/O 2025

Google

Tesla loses some AI staff to a new robotics startup

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Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot

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Amazon faces global Black Friday protests as workers push back on warehouse conditions, AI expansion, and ICE ties

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Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garments Workers Federation) stage a protest procession against Amazon Company under the title ''Make Amazon Pay,'' demanding that Amazon sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, provide a minimum wage of $200 to garment workers, and ensure the safety of workers' lives, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 28, 2025.
Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garment

Amazon placed him on a PIP. Here's how he bought himself time to find a new job.

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Michael Permana
Michael Permana

Michael Permana

The paint is barely dry on JPMorgan's state-of-the-art New York HQ, but it's already planning a new tower in London

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A rendering of JPMorgan Chase's proposed new London headquarters showing a view over the London skyline.
A rendering of JPMorgan Chase's proposed new London headquarters.

JPMorgan Chase

I was a senior director of GenAI at Meta. I have 4 tips for breaking into AI — including whether you need a Ph.D.

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Devi Parikh smiling
Parikh quit her job as a senior director of GenAI at Meta in 2024.

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